Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Korea
Korea: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 33.92 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Korea, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Korea stood at 33.92. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Korea peaked at 33.92 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.5, in 1990.
That places Korea 54th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.5 | — |
| 1991 | 12.24 | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 13 | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 13.77 | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 14.53 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 15.25 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 15.97 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 16.74 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 17.6 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 18.59 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 19.71 | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 20.91 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 22.07 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 23.17 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 24.13 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 24.97 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 25.68 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 26.26 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 26.7 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 27.04 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 27.32 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 27.57 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 27.84 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 28.16 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 28.52 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 28.9 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 29.33 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 29.89 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 30.59 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 31.35 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 32.23 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 33.14 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 33.92 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.92 | 11.5 | 18.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.06 | 19.71 | 27.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.95 | 27.32 | 31.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1 | 32.23 | 33.92 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Korea?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Korea was 33.92 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 33.92 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5 in 1990.
- How does Korea rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Korea ranks 54th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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